Eastern Kentucky vs. Morehead State

Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State have 6 meetings on file, the first in 2008; Eastern Kentucky leads the series 6–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Eastern Kentucky 6–⁠0, and Eastern Kentucky has won the last 6. The winner takes home the Old Hawg Rifle. Eastern Kentucky holds it.

Eastern Kentucky wins
6
Morehead State wins
0
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2008
Longest streak
6 Eastern Kentucky
Current streak
6 Eastern Kentucky
Last 10 meetings
Eastern Kentucky 6–⁠0
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s1–⁠0
2010s4–⁠0
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
24 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Eastern Kentucky
5–⁠0 Eastern Kentucky’s record at home
At Morehead State
0–⁠1 Morehead State’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Old Hawg Rifle

Played for since
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Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Old Hawg Rifle.

Games that tell the story

  1. Eastern Kentucky’s biggest win2014: Eastern Kentucky 55, Morehead State 13by 42 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State, 2008 on1300150017002010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 21, 2024Eastern Kentucky 42, Morehead State 13at Eastern Kentucky
Aug 30, 2018Eastern Kentucky 49, Morehead State 23at Eastern Kentucky
Sep 13, 2014Eastern Kentucky 55, Morehead State 13at Eastern Kentucky
Sep 21, 2013Eastern Kentucky 56, Morehead State 24at Morehead State
Sep 8, 2012Eastern Kentucky 24, Morehead State 17at Eastern Kentucky
Sep 13, 2008Eastern Kentucky 16, Morehead State 8at Eastern Kentucky

Every game is listed as played on the field.